The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-19
Repub,,can county Convention.

chairman, and ]. f. Harkins and A. X.
Oswald secretaries. W. NJ. Monroe sug-
,ested that the curtain on the stage be roll
ID up, and that a scene Of beautiful green
ields be set and the candidates be request
I'd to go up there so that every one could
see them. The suggestion was not acted
ipon. The following delegates were In at
tendance:
BEAvKR-Abram Rice, J. B. Martin.
BERWICK, E. a. A. Buckingham, b. d.
Freas.
BERWICK, Wv. L. Smith, A. X. Os-
wald.
BRNToN--I. X Laubach. WIN. Patterson.
Bloom, Ell. Hagenbuch, Il. X. Drlnker.
BLOOM, w.-O. r. Wilson. j. g. Brown.
BRIARoREEK %. f. Ferris, w. L. Freas.
CATAwIssA-E B. Guie, NJ @. Hughes.
CRNTRALIA-G. w. Davis, J. Ii. Davis.
CRNTRR-T D. Strauss, f. Il. Low.
CoNi NaHAM, N.-Jas. Kostenbauder, Ira
Roadarmel
CoNYNeHAM, S.--Jas Caden, T. Rogers.
FisHiNGoRRRK-S. j. Pealer,D. M. Kinter.
FRASKLiN--J. Kostenbauder, T. M.
Mensch.
GREENwooD-T. L. Watts, N. Kitchen.
HEMLocK-Isaac Pursel, X. Guild.
lAcKsoN-T. w. Smith, z. A. Butt
LooUsT-C. w. Fox, ]. Black.
MADIsoN-John Moser, Robt. Johnson.
MANN. II. w. Brown, w. Ii. UT.
MFFLIN-J. j. Brown, c. IL. Harpster.
MoNrouR--W. NJ. Monroe, Arthur Rob-
berts.
Mr. PLEASANT Henry Ale, ]. J. Craw-
fori.
ORANGE-J. F. Harkns, John Cadman.
RoARINaoREEK-I. W. Cherrington, p.
Strausser.
SoorT, W.-M. M. Hicks, Iheo. Heck.
SooTr, E.-M. II. Miller, @. w. Kline.
SUaARLoAF--J. N. Pennington, G. W.
Sutliff.
The chair announced that the next thing
in order would be the election of delegates
to the state convention. w. f. Smith
named Col. s. Knorr, and G. A. Bucking.
ham named W. E. Smith. There being no
other nominations the election was by ac.
clamation. G. A. Buckingham moved that
full ticket be nominated Carried. j.
G. Brown moved that the candidates hav.
ing the fewest votes be dropped after each
second ballot Carried. G.. A Bucking-
ham, DR.. A. p. Heller and John NJ. Buck.
alew were named for Associate Judge aud
motion to vote by standing was carried.
The result was. Buckingham 25, Heller g.
Buckalew o. Mr.. buckingham was declar
ed the nominee. w. M. Monroe was
unanimously nominated for Prothonotary,
and W. E. Smith suggested that the candi-
date be requested to 60 up on the stage
among the beautiful green fields" bu
Mr.. Monroe declined.
M, G. Hughes was unanimously chosen
for Register and Recorder, and b. d. Freas
for county treasurer. b. ID. Freas moved
that the lust of townships be called as there
was candidate from nearly every town
ship Motion withdrawn after some dis
cussion.
Ezra Stephens of Sugarloaf, F. s. Smitl
of Benton, John Hartman OF Hemlock, B
Fl. Vannatta of Bloom, Aaron Andreas O
Miflliu, W. A. Yetter of Catawissa ant
Thos. Creveling of Scott were named fol
the office of county commissioner.
W. II. UT raised a question on creden.
tials, saying that none had been presented
by any delegates, and that there might bt
chance for chicanery. He evidently
hadn't much confidence IN his party, even
in the selection of candidate for commits
sioner. After some debate the convention
decided that those whose names were
handed in were the regular delegates un.
less some contest was made. A vote wa!
taken for commissioner by calling tn,
names of delegates, with the following re
suit, Stephens Z, Smith 8, Hartman Z, Van
natta 6, Andrews 0, Yetter II, Creveling
No nomination.
Second Bailot.
Andrews gained one vote, and Hartman
lost one; all the others received the sam,
as on first ballot,
Third Ballot
The name of +. S. Smith was dropped
The result was as follows. Stephens 12
Hartman 7, Vannatta a, Andrews IL, Yet
ter H. Creveling 6,
Fourth Ballot
Vannatta was dropped. The vote re
suited as follows: Stephens 10, Hartman
0, Andreas, 12, Yetter II, Creyeling 6.
A motion was made to drop Hartman
and Creveling, and this led to some wrang
ling. There were half dozen talking al
once, and the chair refused to entertain {
motion to adjourn for five minutes. Tn,
chair decided that another ballot would b,
taken, and refused to put any motion. s
j. Pealer wanted to appeal from the decis
ion of the chair, but this was declared ou
of order. For few moments great con
fusion prevailed and there was enough
noise over the one little persimmon tha
falls to the lot of the republican party il
this county, to supply first class stat
convention. When quiet was restored tn
fifth ballot was taken and resulted as fol
lows: Stephens 10. Hartman 8, Andreas
l3, Yetter II, Crcveling T.
Another motion was made to adjourn
for fifteen minutes, but the chair refused
to entertain it or to allow an appeal from
his decision that it was out Of order, an(
another hubbub was created.
AT this point j. ]. Brown put in a wore
for Andreas and appealed to the conven
tion to nominate him because he was
'loyal soldier" but this did not have til,
desired effect. The sixth ballot stood
Stephens lS, Andreas 13, Yetter 20, Crevel
ing 9.
Creveling was dropped, and Andrea
withdrew his name, which left only Steph
ems and Yetter in the field. The seventh
ballot resulted in vote of 3S for Stephen